Below is the original story and Live Radio interview where Graham Doessel and Tim Pilgrim were both interviewed on Brisbane's 4BC Radio Well a lot has changed since then and one of the biggest changes is the move away for the ludicrous listing a client if they are one day late to the not quite [...]

Really? Are You Sure? (Online & Offline?) Is your Privacy Policy compliant with the major reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) that came into effect on 12 March 2014 ? Under the new reforms, the Privacy Commissioner has much stronger and far broader reaching powers to enforce compliance with the Privacy Act, which includes [...]

There has never been a more important time in business to consider the privacy of your customers. Personal information is more accessible than ever before, and with that, comes the need to create and define boundaries around personal information in the private sector. New laws have just been implemented which expand the scope of privacy [...]

In our last post for Privacy Awareness Week 2013, we set out some actions you can take now for your family to get you up to speed and ready for important changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) which will impact you. We include the specific things you can to do to support your ability [...]

Identity theft is an ever-growing threat to Australians and the commodity which is traded, sought after and misused for criminal or financial gain by fraudsters is your personal information. In amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) which occurred late last year and which will be implemented in March 2014, there will be some improvements [...]

There are a number of significant changes which will impact the correction of credit reports coming through once Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) amendments are implemented in March 2014. As part of Privacy Awareness Week 2013 and this week’s theme Privacy Law Reform, we thought it would be fitting as credit repairers to stipulate those changes [...]

29 April to 4 May 2013 is Privacy Awareness Week 2013 across Australia. MyCRA Credit Rating Repair are once again proud partners of PAW, and 2013’s theme “Privacy Law Reform” is especially relevant to us as credit repairers and consumer advocates for accurate credit reporting. We are taking this week to discuss the huge changes [...]

Yesterday, Graham Doessel, founder and CEO of MyCRA Credit Rating Repairs was interviewed along with the Privacy Commissioner, Mr Timothy Pilgrim on 1116 News Talk 4BC. Graham took calls from listeners and explained what Will and Will NOT happen as a result of the new Credit Laws. Privacy Commissioner Tim Pilgrim argued that adding a [...]

Media Release Miss a bill payment by one day and risk your credit rating: New Privacy Laws passed today. 29 November 2012 [UPDATE: Listen to the Live Interview with Privacy Commissioner, Mr Timothy Pilgrim and Graham Doessel on News Talk 4Bc ] The credit history of Australian consumers is about to go under the microscope [...]

Miss a bill payment by one day and risk your credit rating: New Privacy Laws passed today. Graham Doessel

Should organisations be required by law to make data breach notifications when they occur? The Australian government has finally put this topic to the Australian public following the release of their discussion paper. This is long overdue so that customers who have their personal information unsecured in some way through a company data breach are [...]

In one week, the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme comes into force. The scheme mandates that Australian Government agencies and businesses with obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) must notify you if you are likely to be at risk of serious harm because of a data breach.

From 22 February 2018, the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme (NDB scheme) will require a wide range of organisations to report data breaches that are ‘likely to result in serious harm’ to the individuals whose personal information is affected by the breach. They will also be required to notify the OAIC.

The Australian Information Commissioner has released a direction regarding certain procedures to be followed during an Information Commissioner review (IC review) which takes effect from 26 February 2018.

Individuals who were in immigration detention on 31 January 2014, and were affected by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s February 2014 data breach, now have an opportunity to provide information about any loss or damage suffered as a result of the breach.

Private sector health service providers will be required to notify affected individuals and the Australian Information Commissioner of data breaches that are likely to cause serious harm under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme.